"Smith has been doing something baseball has never seen before. He became the first White Sox rookie pitcher in history to be selected for the MLB All-Star Game. He was just the second Rule 5 pick to ever earn an All-Star nod as a rookie, joining Dan Uggla (2006). That also means that Smith was the first pitcher to accomplish the feat."
"With 105 strikeouts on the season, Shane Smith is 34 strikeouts away from Carlos Rodón's total (139) from 2015. 139 strikeouts is the most ever by a White Sox pitcher in their first Major League season. John Danks has the second most in recent memory with 109 in 2007, but Smith could very well pass Danks during his next start."
Shane Smith was a Rule 5 Draft selection who earned an Opening Day rotation spot and became the first White Sox rookie pitcher named to the MLB All-Star Game. Smith was the second Rule 5 pick ever to earn a rookie All-Star nod and the first pitcher to do so. After being knocked around in June and July, Smith returned from the Injured List and threw seven scoreless innings with one hit on 80 pitches. Smith has 105 strikeouts and sits 34 shy of Carlos Rodón's White Sox rookie record of 139, making his 2025 season unusually rare and promising.
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